ATLANTA — Bishop Wiley Jackson asked a judge not to sentence a teenager to the maximum sentence for his involvement in the murder of the pastor’s brother.
The judge listened.
Demetrius Morgan was sentenced to 25 years in prison for his involvement in the robbery and death of Jerrick Jackson May 2013.
Wiley Jackson spoke about the impact his brother’s murder had on his family.
“He was the most fun-loving of us all. Never got in a fight. It was shocking to learn he had been killed like that,” he said.
“My mother who had one stroke, had another episode as a result of her baby son being gone,” Jackson said.
The emotion in the room had obvious effects on Morgan who was seen shaking and crying. Morgan admitted to driving the getaway car and stealing money from an ATM card.
Jerrick Jackson was shot four times, but Wiley Jackson asked the court for mercy on Morgan's behalf.
“No amount of punishment that’s handed out here today will ever make us feel better to the fact that he’s not with us. But, I would ask the court that, since I’m a Christian, I don’t want Mr. Morgan to spend the rest of his life in jail,” Jackson said.
Judge Ural Glanville sentenced Morgan to 25 years with 20 to serve, but not before reminding him of what he lost.
“All that for what? Some dollars in your pocket and some shoes on your feet?” Glainville asked Morgan. “You cheated Ms. Little out of having a husband. You cheated yourself out of being involved in your son’s life,” he said.
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